Peru 2013.
In 2013 I went on an escorted tour of Peru. My dad had always wanted to go to Machu Picchu but because of health reasons he never got to go. After he died I asked my Doctor if I could go & he told me I could but to go sooner rather than later as my health may cause me problems that would prevent me from going if I left it to long. I went there partially to fulfil a dream my dad had, but I was really glad I went. These articles are all about my travel in Peru, places that I went or people that I met in Peru.
I woke up today feeling very excited to go on my trip to Peru.
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My flight from Madrid in Spain to Lima in Peru was uneventful, but as normal I could not sleep on the plane. After a twelve & a half hour flight, when my flight landed in Lima I was glad to get off of the plane & to have arrived in Peru.
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After a long flight & long day yesterday, today felt like a lie in when getting up at 07:00 local time, 13:00 UK time.
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Today we set off early to take a boat trip out to the Ballestas Islands a protected area which is home to Humboldt Penguins, Peruvian Pelicans, Peruvian Booby, Neotropic Cormorants, Inca Tern & Sea Lions.
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Today we set off early, for a long drive down to Arequipa. We pass back through the sun baked arid desert plateau that we crossed yesterday.
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This morning I have the usual breakfast buffet that I have got used to on this trip. Accompanied by one or two cups of Coca tea every morning I feel ready for todays tour of Arequipa.
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Today I travelled from Arequipa through the Colca Canyon to the hotel, Casa Andina Classic in Chivay. I passed through many small villages in the rugged volcanic landscape, where farming is still the major source of work and way of bringing money into the local economy.
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Today, after a breakfast buffet and lots of Coca Tea, I join the coach ready for the journey on to Lake Titicaca. We retrace our route out of the Canyon passing strange looking moss which can live for 500 years and when touched it actually feels more like a rock than a moss.
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After breakfast we leave the hotel for the short drive through the town to the pontoon where a boat takes us out onto Lake Titicaca. We pass through many small islands each home to between 8 to 15 people and arrive at the island we are to have a look around.
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After breakfast & obligatory coca tea, we set of this morning for Cusco, it will be a long day in the coach. Our tour guide Rosario overslept this morning and was met by a rousing cheer when she climbed on the bus ten minutes late.
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After a very good breakfast buffet we today head off for a tour to the Sacred Valley of The Incas.
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I woke up this morning very excited, after all this was the reason that I came on this trip. Today I would be going to the place my dad always wanted to go and couldn't get to because of his health. It was the day I would visit Machu Picchu.
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After yesterdays long day I am glad to have a lie in this morning. After breakfast at around 8:30 I sit in the lobby just watching people coming and going. It appears that we have had one of Peru's biggest football teams staying in the same hotel as us.
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Today I join a few others on another short tour of Cuzco, to a few of the buildings we couldn't see yesterday because they were closed due to the bank holiday.
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